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Wales will have thousands of rapid turnaround coronavirus tests within a matter of weeks. Wales has experienced two consecutive days without any new coronavirus deaths, and four in total since 6 July. "Staff at hospitals need to be protected and kept safe, and we need an urgent inquiry to establish what went wrong, and how not to repeat these mistakes elsewhere.". 30 July First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen for indoor customers from 3 August. It will really help bring down the cases in Merthyr particularly those who dont know they have it.. Its essential and I urge everyone in Merthyr to come and get their tests done. "We are taking the outbreaks extremely seriously and the stringent and robust mitigating actions which have been taken across our sites are being closelyobserved. Mr Simons worked for the health board as a health care support worker at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. 12 August More than a fifth of COVID-19 deaths in Wales were among dementia patients, figures have revealed, prompting calls for the establishment of a dementia task force ahead of a potential second wave of the virus. Dr Lyons said: "To say [the situation is] out of control would be overstating it, but we keep a very close eye as you can imagine on those figures on a day-by-day basis.". 25 November First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms his government is considering tougher restrictions in the weeks preceding Christmas, with measures possibly correlating with the top tiers of England and Scotland. Mr Davies urged the Welsh Government to use field hospitals to help alleviate the pressure on the hospital, and to protect patients and staff. The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales during 2020. 3 September Wales removes Portugal from its quarantine exemption list following a rise in COVID-19 cases in that country, with the new rules taking effect from 4am on 4 September. 29 August Wales records no further COVID deaths for the most recent 24 hour period, but 40 new cases are reported. He said they expect to "learn a great deal" from the mass testing in Merthyr, just as they have from Liverpool. 31 July First Minister Mark Drakeford confirms swimming pools, gyms, leisure centres and indoor play areas, including soft play can reopen from 3 August. A further 28 people have died in Wales after contracting Covid-19 and more than 1,000 new cases have been confirmed across the country. On Friday, September 25, Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, welcomed the launch of a new coronavirus testing facility at the University of South Wales in Pontypridd. 3030 Birchmount Road. The UK government published a list of 59 countries for which quarantine will not apply when arriving back in England as from 10 July. Learn about community . Cwm Taf Morgannwg said there had been 47 deaths following Covid outbreaks at three of its hospitals, Llantrisant's Royal Glamorgan Hospital is receiving emergency admissions again, Cwm Taf Morgannwg provides healthcare to people in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf (pictured), and Bridgend county, What the opposition parties are calling for. A further 576 COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Wales along with five deaths. This will see some patients being transferred out of the Royal Glamorgan and Cwm Taf's two other main hospitals - Prince Charles in Merthyr and the Princess of Wales in Bridgend - to relieve the pressure on them. I was dreading it coming down here and thought wed be waiting hours. We had hoped that lessons would have been learnt, but it appears they were not.". "At the time, the health minister admitted that the situation could have been managed better. He said he has yet to see the actual figures of the vaccines that will come to Wales on this side of Christmas. "The new sites will be spread across Wales and are a vital part of ourNHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect programme.. Planned surgeries have been temporarily stopped at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, as part of a plan to manage the outbreak. Mass-testing is also underway with staff and patients. ", Dr Ruth Alcolado, deputy medical director, told BBC Wales: "This is a very difficult situation and we extend our sympathies to all those families who have been affected - whether they have sadly died or if they are suffering from Covid.". It follows an outbreak of 82 coronavirus cases, which has caused the hospital to suspend most services. If you test positive at a different location or with an at-home test, you can also go to these Test-to-Treat locations to receive a prescription from a qualified health care provider and treatment on the spot if eligible. New powers are also announced requiring hospitality businesses to collect customers' details for contact tracing purposes from 17 August. The health board has more coronavirus patients than at any time since the pandemic began, according to NHS Wales figures. First Minister Mark Drakeford said plans are now being made about who will get the tests, who will carry them out and where. A health care worker at a Welsh hospital has died with coronavirus, officials have confirmed. Dr Kate Clark, deputy medical director, added: "Although cases at Ysbyty Gwynedd [in Bangor]remain low, we are seeing an increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid-19 into Wrexham Maelor Hospital.". 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